Words Can't Describe....
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Re: Words Can't Describe....
AK did pass the time by typing:
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:EY75d.884$ED.630@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk.. .
>> New cars are being built with the aim of allowing feckless pedestrians to
>> leap out in front of you and survive being hit. No way any Jeep or 4x4 is
>> going to
>> be able to stay the same pedestrian-splatting shape for very long, I think.
>
> I was a bit miffed with my new Cherokee (Liberty) - they gave me an
> accessories catalogue, decided I wanted a nice shiney front A bar to be told
> that I couldn't have one fitted because it is now against the law for 2004
> onwards cars to have them!!!
Boggle... Why?
Actually I prolly know the answer to that.
lemdestrians, pedemings. ^_^
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DougW
Gimme an old rusted drill-pipe bumper any day.
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:EY75d.884$ED.630@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk.. .
>> New cars are being built with the aim of allowing feckless pedestrians to
>> leap out in front of you and survive being hit. No way any Jeep or 4x4 is
>> going to
>> be able to stay the same pedestrian-splatting shape for very long, I think.
>
> I was a bit miffed with my new Cherokee (Liberty) - they gave me an
> accessories catalogue, decided I wanted a nice shiney front A bar to be told
> that I couldn't have one fitted because it is now against the law for 2004
> onwards cars to have them!!!
Boggle... Why?
Actually I prolly know the answer to that.
lemdestrians, pedemings. ^_^
--
DougW
Gimme an old rusted drill-pipe bumper any day.
#42
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Re: Words Can't Describe....
AK did pass the time by typing:
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:EY75d.884$ED.630@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk.. .
>> New cars are being built with the aim of allowing feckless pedestrians to
>> leap out in front of you and survive being hit. No way any Jeep or 4x4 is
>> going to
>> be able to stay the same pedestrian-splatting shape for very long, I think.
>
> I was a bit miffed with my new Cherokee (Liberty) - they gave me an
> accessories catalogue, decided I wanted a nice shiney front A bar to be told
> that I couldn't have one fitted because it is now against the law for 2004
> onwards cars to have them!!!
Boggle... Why?
Actually I prolly know the answer to that.
lemdestrians, pedemings. ^_^
--
DougW
Gimme an old rusted drill-pipe bumper any day.
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:EY75d.884$ED.630@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk.. .
>> New cars are being built with the aim of allowing feckless pedestrians to
>> leap out in front of you and survive being hit. No way any Jeep or 4x4 is
>> going to
>> be able to stay the same pedestrian-splatting shape for very long, I think.
>
> I was a bit miffed with my new Cherokee (Liberty) - they gave me an
> accessories catalogue, decided I wanted a nice shiney front A bar to be told
> that I couldn't have one fitted because it is now against the law for 2004
> onwards cars to have them!!!
Boggle... Why?
Actually I prolly know the answer to that.
lemdestrians, pedemings. ^_^
--
DougW
Gimme an old rusted drill-pipe bumper any day.
#43
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Re: Words Can't Describe....
AK did pass the time by typing:
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:EY75d.884$ED.630@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk.. .
>> New cars are being built with the aim of allowing feckless pedestrians to
>> leap out in front of you and survive being hit. No way any Jeep or 4x4 is
>> going to
>> be able to stay the same pedestrian-splatting shape for very long, I think.
>
> I was a bit miffed with my new Cherokee (Liberty) - they gave me an
> accessories catalogue, decided I wanted a nice shiney front A bar to be told
> that I couldn't have one fitted because it is now against the law for 2004
> onwards cars to have them!!!
Boggle... Why?
Actually I prolly know the answer to that.
lemdestrians, pedemings. ^_^
--
DougW
Gimme an old rusted drill-pipe bumper any day.
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:EY75d.884$ED.630@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk.. .
>> New cars are being built with the aim of allowing feckless pedestrians to
>> leap out in front of you and survive being hit. No way any Jeep or 4x4 is
>> going to
>> be able to stay the same pedestrian-splatting shape for very long, I think.
>
> I was a bit miffed with my new Cherokee (Liberty) - they gave me an
> accessories catalogue, decided I wanted a nice shiney front A bar to be told
> that I couldn't have one fitted because it is now against the law for 2004
> onwards cars to have them!!!
Boggle... Why?
Actually I prolly know the answer to that.
lemdestrians, pedemings. ^_^
--
DougW
Gimme an old rusted drill-pipe bumper any day.
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Re: Words Can't Describe....
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:WYj5d.8335$3n.4209@okepread06...
> > I was a bit miffed with my new Cherokee (Liberty) - they gave me
an
> > accessories catalogue, decided I wanted a nice shiney front A bar
to be told
> > that I couldn't have one fitted because it is now against the law
for 2004
> > onwards cars to have them!!!
>
> Boggle... Why?
because A bars are very hard - hit a pedestrian and you are
significantly more likely to kill them than
without....................the UK is aiming to have pedestrian
friendly cars!!
#45
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Re: Words Can't Describe....
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:WYj5d.8335$3n.4209@okepread06...
> > I was a bit miffed with my new Cherokee (Liberty) - they gave me
an
> > accessories catalogue, decided I wanted a nice shiney front A bar
to be told
> > that I couldn't have one fitted because it is now against the law
for 2004
> > onwards cars to have them!!!
>
> Boggle... Why?
because A bars are very hard - hit a pedestrian and you are
significantly more likely to kill them than
without....................the UK is aiming to have pedestrian
friendly cars!!
#46
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Re: Words Can't Describe....
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:WYj5d.8335$3n.4209@okepread06...
> > I was a bit miffed with my new Cherokee (Liberty) - they gave me
an
> > accessories catalogue, decided I wanted a nice shiney front A bar
to be told
> > that I couldn't have one fitted because it is now against the law
for 2004
> > onwards cars to have them!!!
>
> Boggle... Why?
because A bars are very hard - hit a pedestrian and you are
significantly more likely to kill them than
without....................the UK is aiming to have pedestrian
friendly cars!!
#47
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Re: Words Can't Describe....
AK did pass the time by typing:
> "DougW" wrote ...
>>> I was a bit miffed with my new Cherokee (Liberty) - they gave me an
>>> accessories catalogue, decided I wanted a nice shiney front A bar to be told
>>> that I couldn't have one fitted because it is now against the law for 2004
>>> onwards cars to have them!!!
>>
>> Boggle... Why?
>
> because A bars are very hard - hit a pedestrian and you are
> significantly more likely to kill them than
> without....................the UK is aiming to have pedestrian
> friendly cars!!
Vs a lorry one supposes. The most dangerous thing in the UK to me
at least is failure to look left before crossing the road. :) Second
only to taxi drivers.
Ah! I can fix that easy. Just sling a couple of these up front.
http://www.go2marine.com/frameset.js...Page&id=93392F
--
DougW
> "DougW" wrote ...
>>> I was a bit miffed with my new Cherokee (Liberty) - they gave me an
>>> accessories catalogue, decided I wanted a nice shiney front A bar to be told
>>> that I couldn't have one fitted because it is now against the law for 2004
>>> onwards cars to have them!!!
>>
>> Boggle... Why?
>
> because A bars are very hard - hit a pedestrian and you are
> significantly more likely to kill them than
> without....................the UK is aiming to have pedestrian
> friendly cars!!
Vs a lorry one supposes. The most dangerous thing in the UK to me
at least is failure to look left before crossing the road. :) Second
only to taxi drivers.
Ah! I can fix that easy. Just sling a couple of these up front.
http://www.go2marine.com/frameset.js...Page&id=93392F
--
DougW
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Re: Words Can't Describe....
AK did pass the time by typing:
> "DougW" wrote ...
>>> I was a bit miffed with my new Cherokee (Liberty) - they gave me an
>>> accessories catalogue, decided I wanted a nice shiney front A bar to be told
>>> that I couldn't have one fitted because it is now against the law for 2004
>>> onwards cars to have them!!!
>>
>> Boggle... Why?
>
> because A bars are very hard - hit a pedestrian and you are
> significantly more likely to kill them than
> without....................the UK is aiming to have pedestrian
> friendly cars!!
Vs a lorry one supposes. The most dangerous thing in the UK to me
at least is failure to look left before crossing the road. :) Second
only to taxi drivers.
Ah! I can fix that easy. Just sling a couple of these up front.
http://www.go2marine.com/frameset.js...Page&id=93392F
--
DougW
> "DougW" wrote ...
>>> I was a bit miffed with my new Cherokee (Liberty) - they gave me an
>>> accessories catalogue, decided I wanted a nice shiney front A bar to be told
>>> that I couldn't have one fitted because it is now against the law for 2004
>>> onwards cars to have them!!!
>>
>> Boggle... Why?
>
> because A bars are very hard - hit a pedestrian and you are
> significantly more likely to kill them than
> without....................the UK is aiming to have pedestrian
> friendly cars!!
Vs a lorry one supposes. The most dangerous thing in the UK to me
at least is failure to look left before crossing the road. :) Second
only to taxi drivers.
Ah! I can fix that easy. Just sling a couple of these up front.
http://www.go2marine.com/frameset.js...Page&id=93392F
--
DougW
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Re: Words Can't Describe....
AK did pass the time by typing:
> "DougW" wrote ...
>>> I was a bit miffed with my new Cherokee (Liberty) - they gave me an
>>> accessories catalogue, decided I wanted a nice shiney front A bar to be told
>>> that I couldn't have one fitted because it is now against the law for 2004
>>> onwards cars to have them!!!
>>
>> Boggle... Why?
>
> because A bars are very hard - hit a pedestrian and you are
> significantly more likely to kill them than
> without....................the UK is aiming to have pedestrian
> friendly cars!!
Vs a lorry one supposes. The most dangerous thing in the UK to me
at least is failure to look left before crossing the road. :) Second
only to taxi drivers.
Ah! I can fix that easy. Just sling a couple of these up front.
http://www.go2marine.com/frameset.js...Page&id=93392F
--
DougW
> "DougW" wrote ...
>>> I was a bit miffed with my new Cherokee (Liberty) - they gave me an
>>> accessories catalogue, decided I wanted a nice shiney front A bar to be told
>>> that I couldn't have one fitted because it is now against the law for 2004
>>> onwards cars to have them!!!
>>
>> Boggle... Why?
>
> because A bars are very hard - hit a pedestrian and you are
> significantly more likely to kill them than
> without....................the UK is aiming to have pedestrian
> friendly cars!!
Vs a lorry one supposes. The most dangerous thing in the UK to me
at least is failure to look left before crossing the road. :) Second
only to taxi drivers.
Ah! I can fix that easy. Just sling a couple of these up front.
http://www.go2marine.com/frameset.js...Page&id=93392F
--
DougW
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Re: Words Can't Describe....
AK wrote:
>
> "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
> news:WYj5d.8335$3n.4209@okepread06...
> > > I was a bit miffed with my new Cherokee (Liberty) - they gave me
> an
> > > accessories catalogue, decided I wanted a nice shiney front A bar
> to be told
> > > that I couldn't have one fitted because it is now against the law
> for 2004
> > > onwards cars to have them!!!
> >
> > Boggle... Why?
>
> because A bars are very hard - hit a pedestrian and you are
> significantly more likely to kill them than
> without....................the UK is aiming to have pedestrian
> friendly cars!!
Roll bar padding comes to mind... ;-)
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
> news:WYj5d.8335$3n.4209@okepread06...
> > > I was a bit miffed with my new Cherokee (Liberty) - they gave me
> an
> > > accessories catalogue, decided I wanted a nice shiney front A bar
> to be told
> > > that I couldn't have one fitted because it is now against the law
> for 2004
> > > onwards cars to have them!!!
> >
> > Boggle... Why?
>
> because A bars are very hard - hit a pedestrian and you are
> significantly more likely to kill them than
> without....................the UK is aiming to have pedestrian
> friendly cars!!
Roll bar padding comes to mind... ;-)
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's